Manhattan DA investigating Eric Swalwell over allegations he sexually assaulted staffer after night of drinking

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsManhattan DA investigating Eric Swalwell over allegations he sexually assaulted staffer after night of drinkingSwalwell denies the allegations, calling them politically motivated, as pressure mounts on him to drop out of the race for California governor Erin Keller In Ohio Saturday 11 April 2026 20:37 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2955913","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/manhattan-da-eric-swalwell-investigation-sexual-assault-b2955913.html","title":"Manhattan DA probes Swalwell over alleged staffer assault"}}CloseEric Swalwell denies sexual assault allegations as he faces calls to quit California governor raceSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingt...